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Updated: May 19, 2025
I only was affected differently, as my gaze fell upon this touching evidence of dear Valeria's love for me, and I glanced at her tenderly. "This has a deeper significance than you think for," said the colonel, looking round angrily. "Croppo's wife does not carefully secrete a drawing like that on her person for nothing. See, it is done by no common artist.
For instance: "Administered extreme unction to A , shot by Croppo's order; my share ten scudi. "Ditto, ditto, to R , hung by Croppo's order, my share two scudi. "Ditto, ditto, to S , roasted by Croppo's order to make him name an agent to bring his ransom; overdone by mistake, and died, so got nothing. "Ditto, ditto, to P , executed by the knife by Croppo's order for disobedience.
Valeria told me that she was still a bride; that she had only been married a few months, and that she had been compelled to become Croppo's wife against her choice, as the brigand's will was too powerful to be resisted; but that, though he was jealous and attached to her, he was stern and cruel, and so far from winning her love since her marriage, he had rather estranged it by his fits of passion and ferocity.
They all seemed rather astonished at our group, and the captain laughed heartily as he rode up and called out, "Who have you got tied to you there, caro mio?" "Croppo's wife. I had her tied to me for fear she should escape; besides, she is not bad-looking." "What a prize!" he exclaimed. "We have made a tolerable haul this time twenty prisoners in all, among them the priest of the band.
Valeria told me that she was still a bride, that she had only been married a few months, and that she had been compelled to become Croppo's wife against her choice, as the brigand's will was too powerful to be resisted; but that, though he was jealous and attached to her, he was stern and cruel, and, so far from winning her love since her marriage, he had rather estranged it by his fits of passion and ferocity.
When I was quite sure she had escaped, I went down and joined the crowd. I saw three prisoners captured and brought back; and when I asked the officer in command how many had escaped, he said three Croppo's wife, the priest, and another.
"Administered extreme unction to A , shot by Croppo's orders: my share ten scudi. "Ditto, ditto, to R , hung by Croppo's order; my share two scudi. "Ditto, ditto, to S , roasted by Croppo's order, to make him name an agent to bring his ransom: overdone by mistake, and died so got nothing. "Ditto, ditto, to P , executed by the knife by Croppo's order, for disobedience.
They all seemed rather astonished at our group, and the captain laughed heartily as he rode up and called out, "Who have you got tied to you there, caro mio?" "Croppo's wife. I had her tied to me for fear she should escape; besides, she is not bad-looking." "What a prize!" he exclaimed. "We have made a tolerable haul this time, twenty prisoners in all among them the priest of the band.
"This has a deeper significance than you think for," said the colonel, looking round angrily. "Croppo's wife does not carefully secrete a drawing like that on her person for nothing. See, it is done by no common artist. It means something, and must be preserved." "It may have a biblical reference to the state of Italy. You remember Issachar was likened to an ass between two burdens.
When I was quite sure she had escaped I went down and joined the crowd. I saw three prisoners captured and brought back, and when I asked the officer in command how many had escaped he said three Croppo's wife, the priest, and another.
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